Environment
Belize Fisheries Department holds shark and ray management workshop
The Belize Fisheries Department partnered with Florida International University (FIU) and the Belize High Seas Fisheries Unit to strengthen sharks and ray management and conservation initiatives in Belize.
Environment
Ambergris Caye’s Madison Edwards and conservationist Luz Hunter get Ocean Hero Award
The two recipients of the Ocean Here Award are career tour guide and conservation educator Luz Hunter and Madison Edwards from Ambergris Caye.
Environment
Conservationist’s call out Minister of Foreign Affairs, comments against offshore oil drilling moratorium
Foreign Affairs Minister Wilfred Elrington expressed his disagreement on the offshore oil moratorium as he discussed the issues of Belize’s security threats.
Environment
Open autopsies and biomedical waste burning has Ambergris Caye residents highly concerned
Residents in southern Ambergris Caye remain concerned at the manner in which biomedical waste continues to be disposed on the island.
Environment
Belize Chocolate Company announces “Go Straw-Less” campaign
With the aim of reducing the amount of plastic straws in the marine environment, The Belize Chocolate Company (BCC) has announced that it will start a “Go Straw-Less” campaign on Sunday, October 1st.
Environment
Stakeholders meet to discuss Belize’s National Oil Spill Contingency Plan
The Department of Environment (DOE) held a meeting at the Radisson Fort George Hotel, with the aim of updating Belize’s National Oil Spill Contingency Plan.
Environment
Third whale perishes in Belizean waters
The site of a dead sperm whale on Belize’s southern waters on Monday, August 28th, raised concerns as to what is happening to the whale population transiting through the region.
Environment
Department of Environment releases annual 2016-2017 report
For the fiscal year of 2016-2017 the Department Of Environment processed 137 projects, of which 79 were of the environmental clearance variety.